I was the youngest of seven kids and I would not have been able to go to college without an athletic scholarship.

There are 30 great jobs in the NBA, and I've got one of them.

I believe this with all my heart: The greatest coach of all time in my eyes is my mom. She's instilled in me a toughness and a perseverance and just a never-quit mentality, and I thank her every day for providing me, for what she sacrificed her life for.

When you have an intense game, you're going to have arguments. I have no problem with it. I think it's healthy.

When you don't have much and you need to be at work, there's no such thing as being sick.

We had a great preseason. The guys responded with what coach (George Karl) wanted early on in pace of the game, togetherness and defensive intensity. We've improved in those areas with a couple of setbacks, but we've improved each game.

I've been around young, talented, non-coachable players. I've been around veteran, talented, non-coachable players. No matter what you do, sooner or later - even if a coach comes in that's able to connect with them - if that's who they are, they're going to go back to it.